Rabbit meat production in Botswana
In 2024 Botswana produced 1,032 t of rabbit meat, the 20th largest in the world (0.12% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.3%. The record was 1,051 t in 2018.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 1,032 t
- World rank
- 20 of 44
- 10-year change
- −0.3%
- Record
- 1,051 t
- 2018
Rabbit meat in Botswana, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Botswana compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.12%
- 0.08% in 2014
- kg per person
- 0.41
- world 0.10
- 10-year change
- −0.3%
- world −35%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Ecuador | 1,087 | 0.13% |
| 19 | Burundi | 1,076 | 0.13% |
| 20 | Botswana | 1,032 | 0.12% |
| 21 | Madagascar | 798 | 0.09% |
| 22 | Argentina | 705 | 0.08% |
Map of world production of rabbit meat
Share of the world total; Botswana is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,032 | −0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,034 | −0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,037 | −0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,040 | −0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,045 | −0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,047 | −0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,051 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,042 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,038 | −0.2% |
| 2015 | 1,040 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,035 | −0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,040 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1,002 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 990 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 990 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 990 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 990 | +10% |
| 2007 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 2002 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1999 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1998 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1997 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1996 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1995 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1994 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1993 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1991 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1988 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1987 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1984 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1983 | 900 | 0.0% |
| 1982 | 900 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 850 | 0.0% |
| 1980 | 850 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 810 | 0.0% |
| 1978 | 810 | 0.0% |
| 1977 | 810 | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 756 | 0.0% |
| 1975 | 756 | 0.0% |
| 1974 | 756 | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 720 | 0.0% |
| 1972 | 720 | 0.0% |
| 1971 | 720 | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 684 | 0.0% |
| 1969 | 684 | 0.0% |
| 1968 | 684 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 648 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | 648 | 0.0% |
| 1965 | 648 | 0.0% |
| 1964 | 648 | 0.0% |
| 1963 | 648 | 0.0% |
| 1962 | 648 | 0.0% |
| 1961 | 648 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of rabbit meat in Botswana?
Botswana produced 1,032 t in 2024, 0.12% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Botswana rank in the world for production of rabbit meat?
Botswana ranked 20th of 44 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 52.5% of the world total.
How has the production of rabbit meat in Botswana changed?
It fell by 0.3% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −35% for the world. The record was 1,051 t in 2018.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Botswana is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.